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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Known as:
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
, PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)
, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA]
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A procedure to open an occluded coronary artery, performed by percutaneous introduction of a catheter into a peripheral (usually femoral) artery…
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Blood Vessel
Cardiovascular system
Coronary artery
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2001
2001
Intracoronary delivery of Gd-DTPA and Gadophrin-2 for determination of myocardial viability with MR imaging
Yi-Cheng Ni
,
C. Pislaru
,
+9 authors
G. Marchal
European Radiology
2001
Corpus ID: 2329092
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare intracoronary (i. c.) administration of Gadophrin-2, a necrosis-avid contrast agent…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Myocardial damage during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty as evidenced by troponin T measurements.
O. Johansen
,
M. Brekke
,
+4 authors
H. Arnesen
European Heart Journal
1998
Corpus ID: 20347575
AIM The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of balloon inflation during percutaneous transluminal coronary…
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1996
1996
[Registry of activities at the Section of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology in 1995].
J. Zueco
,
J. Elízaga
,
A. Serra
,
Eulogio García
Revista Española de Cardiología
1996
Corpus ID: 22671339
The results of the Spanish Registry of Hemodynamic and Interventional Cardiology are presented. Eighty hospitals have…
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1991
1991
Analysis of 100 emergency aortocoronary bypass operations after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: which patients are at risk for large infarctions?
H. Klepzig
,
G. Kober
,
P. Satter
,
M. Kaltenbach
European Heart Journal
1991
Corpus ID: 20601341
Severe vascular complications are an inherent risk of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Data from 100…
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1991
1991
Accordion effect in tortuous right coronary arteries during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
R. Rauh
,
Robert W. Ninneman
,
D. Joseph
,
V. Gupta
,
D. Senior
,
W. P. Miller
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
1991
Corpus ID: 36380971
Coronary spasm and intimal dissection are well-known complications of coronary angioplasty with potentially serious consequences…
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1990
1990
The effect of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty on quality of life.
J. A. Faris
,
N. Stotts
Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing
1990
Corpus ID: 215845579
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on quality of life…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Myocardial protection during transient coronary artery occlusion in man: beneficial effects of regional beta-adrenergic blockade.
Andrew Zalewski
,
Sheldon Goldberg
,
J. P. Dervan
,
Sonya Slysh
,
P. Maroko
Circulation
1986
Corpus ID: 14634851
The goal of this study was to verify whether myocardial protection could be achieved via the intracoronary administration of…
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Review
1985
Review
1985
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a 1985 perspective.
V. Willman
Circulation
1985
Corpus ID: 716929
AS WITH MOST chronic progressive diseases, cure of ischemic heart disease is not expected by any current therapy. The objective…
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1985
1985
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: role in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Block Pc
1985
Corpus ID: 77693434
: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is indicated for many patients with symptomatic coronary atherosclerosis…
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1981
1981
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
P. Block
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
1981
Corpus ID: 7842779
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, first performed in man in 1977, has been used increasingly in selected patients…
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